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<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d08805b2a42102d4bef79140facfcae8 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#2d0c0c;font-size:14px"><strong>Security guard killed at the Islamic Center of San Diego [ICSD], in Claremont on Monday morning when two gunmen opened fire on San Diego County&#8217;s largest mosque around 11.40am PT </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-222826068afb6c581b97c12ea00088b3 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#2d0c0c;font-size:14px"><strong>Multiple injured people transported to a Sharp Memorial Hospital </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5bdfb48e91c1173cf82f64af6d9a4750 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#2d0c0c;font-size:14px"><strong> ICSD is also home to the Al Rashid School, formerly known as the Islamic School of San Diego</strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1c8be98b9d0776000c6319969d15c535 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#2d0c0c;font-size:14px"><strong>The Iman of the Islamic Center of San Diego confirmed that no children were injured during Monday&#8217;s shooting </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-57b37c67b829dfd23daa8f07c74d105f wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#2d0c0c;font-size:14px"><strong>The two gunmen were later found dead in a car on a nearby street dead from apparent self-inflicted gunshot injuries </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-08ee70949881eafedf34c709406ced57 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#2d0c0c;font-size:14px"><strong>None of the deceased have been identified, but authorities believe this was a hate crime</strong></p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>The two unnamed assailants opened fire on the Islamic Center of San Diego [ICSD], in Claremont around 11.40am PT on Monday. The mosque also houses the Al Rashid School. Crowds of students being evacuated out of the building, as the mosque is also home to Al Rashid school</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A security guard was shot dead at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday after two gunmen opened fire on the Islamic Center of San Diego [ICSD], in Claremont around 11.40am PT on Monday. . <br>The security guard has not been identified, but two apparent suspects were also found dead in a car near the scene, San Diego’s police chief said. <br>The two unnamed assailants, 17 and 19, reportedly, also died from gunshot injuries.<br>Multiple injured people were rushed to a Sharp Memorial Hospital after shots rang out, the outlet said. The number of patients and the extent of their injuries remain unknown. <br>An official with hospital told the outlet they have activated their disaster protocols and continue to wait for more patients to arrive. <br>ICSD is the largest Mosque in San Diego County and is home to the Al Rashid School, formerly known as the Islamic School of San Diego.<br>Crowds of young students were seen being evacuated from the building by law enforcement officers. <br>Panicked parents rushed to the scene to pick up their children from the Al Rashid school that is inside the center. </p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>A security guard was killed and multiple persons were injured before the two unnamed gunmen were neutralized by police during the active shooter situation at the Islamic Center of San Diego in Claremont around 11:40am PT on Monday</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Iman of the Islamic Center of San Diego confirmed that no children were injured during Monday&#8217;s shooting.<br>&#8216;The entire school is safe. All the kids, all the staff and the teachers are safe out of the Islamic Center,&#8217; Imam Taha Hassane said in a Facebook video update.<br>&#8216;We have few casualties, not confirmed yet. There is no threat at this moment, but we want everyone to stay away from the Islamic Center of San Diego.&#8217;<br>Around 4pm, police said the threat &#8216;has been neutralized.&#8217; </p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Parents rushed to the scene to pickup their children, with many of them on the phone trying to get updates on the situation</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Islamic Center of San Diego is the largest mosque in San Diego County, with around 5,000 members in its congregation. <br>The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and a local community leader have confirmed that at least one member of the mosque was killed. <br>San Diego Police Chief Stan Wahl said investigators are considering this a hate crime “until it’s not.” </p>

Security guard killed as two gunmen open fire on Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday – assailants, 17 and 19, found shortly after in a vehicle on a nearby street, dead from apparent suicide

